Your iPhone can feel nearly useless to a thief once you mark it as lost. Apple's Activation Lock can help turn a stolen device into a locked brick. That should make phone theft less profitable. Yet ...

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Smartphones contain sensitive data, and that's why they are safeguarded with thoughtful security measures. Many flagship ...

Every iPhone owner has probably been there or might be one day. A temporarily memory lapse hits and you forget your passcode. Maybe your mischievous toddler mashed buttons until you got the dreaded ...

Image Credit: Shutterstock/Yuganov Konstantin. Teen says she refused to share her new phone passcode after her parents paid for it, now they say she’s “living under their roof with secrets,” as what ...

A New Jersey appeals court says police didn’t violate a man’s rights by watching him enter his phone passcode while in custody — rejecting his claim that it was unconstitutional. Tyrone K. Ellison, ...